Date | From | To | ||
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unknown | Diocese of Mallorca y Ibiza, Spain | Split | Diocese of Ibiza, Spain
Diocese of Mallorca, Spain | Split |
unknown | Vincentian Congregation (Syro-Malabar) | Founded | ||
unknown | Nunciature to Liberia | Established | ||
17 Jan | Diocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina), Brazil | Territory Lost | Diocese of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Diocese of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Erected |
17 Jan | Diocese of Florianópolis (Santa Caterina), Brazil | Elevated | Archdiocese of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Elevated |
31 Jan | Nunciature to Lithuania (as Internunciature) | Established | ||
3 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China | Elevated |
3 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Libia, Libya | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Cirenaica, Libya | Erected |
3 Feb | Vicariate Apostolic of Libia, Libya | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Tripolitana, Libya | Name Changed |
5 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Labuan e Borneo, Malaysia | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Borneo {Borneo Settentrionale}, Malaysia | Name Changed |
5 Feb | Prefecture Apostolic of Labuan e Borneo, Malaysia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Sarawak, Malaysia | Erected |
15 Mar | Vicariate Apostolic of Athabaska, Alberta, Canada | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada | Name Changed |
17 Mar | Prefecture Apostolic of Hpyeng-yang, Korea (North) | Erected | ||
18 Mar | Diocese of Nagasaki, Japan | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kagoshima, Japan | Erected |
27 Mar | Diocese of Fukuoka, Japan | Territory Lost | Mission "Sui Iuris" of Miyazaki, Japan | Erected |
27 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Burma {Birmania Orientale}, Myanmar | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Kengtung, Myanmar | Erected |
27 Apr | Prefecture Apostolic of Lanlung [Anlong], China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Lanlung [Anlong], China | Elevated |
27 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia, Indonesia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Malang, Indonesia | Erected |
27 Apr | Vicariate Apostolic of Eastern Burma {Birmania Orientale}, Myanmar | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Toungoo, Myanmar | Name Changed |
1 May | Diocese of Cali, Colombia
Diocese of Pasto, Colombia | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia | Erected |
25 May | Diocese of Dacca, Bangladesh | Territory Lost | Diocese of Chittagong, Bangladesh | Erected |
25 May | Diocese of Krishnagar, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Dinajpur, Bangladesh | Erected |
25 May | Archdiocese of Calcutta, India | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ranchi, India | Erected |
5 Jun | Diocese of Catanzaro, Italy | Elevated | Archdiocese of Catanzaro, Italy | Elevated |
29 Jun | Diocese of Boiano, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy | Name Changed |
3 Jul | Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal | Founded | ||
14 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Hanyang [Hanyang], China | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Hanyang [Hanyang], China | Elevated |
14 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Zambese, Zimbabwe | Name Changed | Prefecture Apostolic of Salisbury, Zimbabwe | Name Changed |
14 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan | Erected |
14 Jul | Prefecture Apostolic of Zambese, Zimbabwe | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Broken Hill, Zambia | Erected |
16 Jul | Diocese of Nagasaki, Japan | Territory Lost | Diocese of Fukuoka, Japan | Erected |
22 Sep | Diocese of Borgo San Donnino, Italy | Name Changed | Diocese of Fidenza, Italy | Name Changed |
15 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Bamako, Mali
Vicariate Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | Erected |
15 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Benadir, Somalia | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia | Elevated |
15 Dec | Prefecture Apostolic of Lindi, Tanzania | Elevated | Territorial Abbey of Lindi, Tanzania | Elevated |
15 Dec | Vicariate Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China
Vicariate Apostolic of Nanchang [Nanchang], China | Territory Lost | Prefecture Apostolic of Sinyangchow, China | Erected |
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